Rose Fetish/Figurehead for Native-American-Style Flute

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I printed 3D-DS's Native American Style Flute and it turned out perfectly! Next up is the final piece, that remixed rose-thing, to see if it actually produces music... I printed my flute at 125% scale because PianoTinker suggested (check it out here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1667179 ) that at this scale it would be tuned in B♭m. Wouldn't it be great if this massive 3D-print actually plays real notes?! I call it "massive" because I'm working with a Monoprice Mini Delta, which has a built area of about 4.5 inches. I had to chop 3D-DS's flute model into seven pieces! Luckily, the regular Super Glue I used to put it together is holding incredibly well; I've already sanded the whole thing velvety smooth, and that should have been extremely rough on all those glue joints. On ultra-fine settings, the seven parts of the flute's body alone took a total of around 60 hours to print, and Cura is telling me that this "topper" will take another 18 or so. I definitely overdid it. Unfortunately, it's probably just a fancy plastic recorder flute. At least I've learned a lot from this project.